IT Specialist

**Duties**:
As an IT Specialist (Security), you will perform the following duties:

- Coordinate the implementation of IT security programs across platforms.
- Evaluate IT security incident response policies.
- Identify the need for IT security changes based on new technologies or threats.

**This Job Opportunity Announcement may be used to fill other IT Specialist (Security) ZP-2210-5 FPL 05 positions within the Department of Commerce in the same geographical location with the same qualifications and specialized experience.**

**Requirements**:
**Conditions of Employment**:

- You must successfully pass a background investigation. This may include a credit check, a review of financial issues, as well as certain criminal offenses and illegal use of possession of drugs.
- A probationary period may be required.
- All Federal employees are required to have Federal salary payments made by direct deposit to a financial institution of their choosing.
- Drug Test Required: No
- License required: No
- Pre-employment physical required: No
- Bargaining Unit Position: No
- Confidential Financial Disclosure Report (OGE form 450): No
- Permanent Change of Duty Station (PCS) Expense: will not be paid

**Qualifications**:
Applicants must possess one year of specialized experience equivalent in difficulty and responsibility to the next lower grade level in the Federal Service. Specialized experience is experience that has equipped the applicant with the particular competencies/knowledge, skills and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position. This experience need not have been in the federal government.

**You must meet both the Basic Requirement and the Specialized Experience to qualify for this series as described below.**

**BASIC REQUIREMENT**: Individuals must have IT-related experience demonstrating each of the four competencies listed below:

- **1. Attention to Detail** - Is thorough when performing work and conscientious about attending to detail.
- **2. Customer Service** - Works with clients and customers (that is, any individuals who use or receive the services or products that your work unit produces, including the general public, individuals who work in the agency, other agencies, or organizations outside the Government) to assess their needs, provide information or assistance, resolve their problems, or satisfy their expectations; knows about available products and services; is committed to providing quality products and services.
- **3. Oral Communication** - Expresses information (for example, ideas or facts) to individuals or groups effectively, taking into account the audience and nature of the information (for example, technical, sensitive, controversial); makes clear and convincing oral presentations; listens to others, attends to nonverbal cues, and responds appropriately.
- **4. Problem Solving**:

- Identifies problems; determines accuracy and relevance of information; uses sound judgment to generate and evaluate alternatives, and to make recommendations.
- **_This position is being filled under the DOC Alternative Personnel System (CAPS). The system replaced the Federal GS pay plan structure. Under CAPS, positions are classified by career, pay plan, and pay band. Non supervisory positions cap out at interval 3 of the band._**
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**_The ZP-2210-5 is equivalent to the GS-15 grade levels._**

**SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE FOR ZP-5**:In addition to the basic requirement, applicants must possess one full year (52 weeks) of specialized experience equivalent in difficulty and responsibility to the **ZP-4 or GS-14 equivalent in the Federal **service.** Specialized experience for this position are defined as meeting the following:
- Coordinating the implementation of IT security programs across platforms
- Evaluating IT security incident response policies
- Identifying the need for IT security changes based on new technologies or threats and

**NOTE: There is no substitute of education for experience at this level.**

Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations e.g., professional; philanthropic, religious; spiritual; community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies; knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

**OPM Qualification Standards for the GS-2210 series can be found at the following website**:OPM Qualification Standards for the GS-2210 series.**

**Education**:
There is no positive education requirement for this position.

See the Qualifications section above.

**Additional information**:

- Veterans Employment Opportunities Act (VEOA)
- 30% or more disabled veterans
- Persons with disabilities
- Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP)
- Interagency Career Transition Assist